In, on, under, next to

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Reading: where are the keys?Reading comprehension
4. 4What does it mean?Grammar exercise
5. 5Find the placesGrammar exercise
6. 6in, on, under, next to…Grammar rule
7. 7in or on?Grammar exercise
8. 8Where is it?Grammar exercise
9. 9Find the mistakeGrammar exercise
10. 10Questions for your teacherGrammar exercise
11. 11Say it naturallySpeaking practice
12. 12Draw my roomSpeaking practice
13. 13About youGrammar exercise
14. 14Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: the missing wordGrammar exercise
2. 2Homework: make sentencesGrammar exercise
3. 3Homework: where is it?Grammar exercise
4. 4Homework: my streetDiscussion

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

A few questions about you before we start.

1. Where is your phone at night?
2. Who lives across from you?
3. Is your desk tidy or messy?

Grammar rule

in, on, under, next to…

	Where?	Example
in	inside: a box, a drawer, a pocket, a room, a car, a city	My charger is in my backpack.
on	on top of something, or on a wall, a floor, a door	The cat is on the roof.
under	below something	My bike is under the stairs.
next to	very near, at one side	The ATM is next to the door.
behind	at the back of something	The parking lot is behind the hotel.
in front of	at the front of something	There is a fountain in front of the museum.
between	with one thing on each side: between… and…	(see the street plan)
across from	on the other side of a street, a room or a table, facing	(see the street plan)

A street plan

This side of Main Street	flower shop	bookstore	pizza place
The other side	park	school	gym

The bookstore is between the flower shop and the pizza place. The school is across from the bookstore. The park is next to the school.

Questions

Where is the remote? — It's on the TV. · Where are the plates? — They're in the dishwasher. · Is it in the car? — Yes, it is. / No, it isn't.

Watch out

• Three words need a partner: next to, in front of, across from (not next the door, in front the store).
• between… and…: between the flower shop and the pizza place (not between the flower shop or the pizza place)
• in for inside: in a drawer, in a pocket, in a bag (not on the drawer)